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Hello! The Office of Research Compliance (ORC) has a new Newsletter!

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Did you know the IRB Office holds “Office hours” for consultations and questions? The attached fliers offer an virtual option or in person at the Nursing building on the Greenville Prisma campus.

If you have any questions or suggestions in person visits, email us at irb@clemson.edu or orc@clemson.edu.

We are excited to announce a significant revision of our IRB and IACUC applications will be introduced in early December.

Details regarding how the changeover will occur and what to expect in the new forms will be coming throughout the fall.

We have two exciting new resources that can help you access what you need for your IACUC AUPs.

1.  Your approved documents can now all be found in one place—the document library. To see your documents, open the AUP by using the Master Record option. In the black bar across the top, select “Approved Docs.” The approved versions of your documents should be listed.
2. If you want to reference an existing SOP from a facility to describe your procedures, you can list or link the SOP from the Office of Animal Resources (nearly all facility SOPs are now available). To access, go to the OAR site, and under the University/Attending Veterinarian, select the “Standard Operating Procedures.” Access requires a Clemson login.
   

The ORC has unveiled its schedule for the Fall series of RCR Brown Bags.

These Brown Bags offer 1 hour of Advanced RCR credit.

Please see our offerings here: https://media.clemson.edu/research/orc/rcr/BrownBag.pdf

Please register for those you are interested here:
https://cucourse.app.clemson.edu/orc/student-index.php

This policy establishes requirements for transporting hazardous materials between University facilities for University-related business and to promote safe practices while reducing liability risks for University personnel and the community, adhering to federal and state regulations.

• Transportation of Hazardous Materials Policy
• Clemson News – New Transportation of Hazardous Materials policy approved

The White House announced the release of a revised policy on the oversight of dual-use research of concern (DURC) and pathogens with enhanced pandemic potential (PEPPs). Some of the new elements include: defined roles, clear levels of oversight, and new list of pathogens covered. The new policy can be found here: https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/USG-Policy-for-Oversight-of-DURC-and-PEPP.pdf

This spring ORC engaged external consultants to review the IRB and IACUC office operations. Since then, we have been busy implementing their recommendations. In the fall, we look forward to unveiling updated eForms in InfoEd, new positions, new staff, updated guidance and “how to’s” and a new communications strategy. If you would like an update on our progress at a staff or department meeting, please contact us at orc@clemson.edu. Stay tuned!

The Division of Research keeps a list of Regulatory Alerts that impact Sponsored Programs, Research Security, Post-Award and Compliance. We provide timely updates regarding regulatory and policy changes that can impact your proposals and conduct of research. Be sure to check out the Regulatory Alerts page periodically for new updates.

The InfoEd upgrade applied on May 29th was successful. All compliance modules are online and functional. You may use the system normally. Thank you for your patience.